The death of a child by a stray bullet in the locality of Jabal Awal.

Jebel Awlia _ OnePress

The short area of Umm al-Teen in Jabal Awal locality was devastated by a traumatic incident that killed 11-year-old Hassan Siddiq al-Tayeb after he was hit by a stray bullet while sleeping inside his family’s yard late yesterday evening.

According to preliminary inquiries, the complainant’s wife noticed the child’s sudden bullet injury and was immediately taken to hospital, but died before he arrived.

After the incident, the police of the southern department took the necessary legal procedures, and the body was transferred to the morgue, while investigations continue to uncover the circumstances of the incident and determine the source of the bullet.